CO129-078 - Sir Robinson - 1860 [7-12] — Page 189

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When the case came on for trial it was stated that the Defendants had acted in ignorance of the law - that they had imagined that the formal authority which they had received from a high Mandarin - under his seal and requesting them to attack the alleged Pirates, was sufficient to justify their proceedings - of which they had made no secret, but done everything openly - that they were now convinced that they had done wrong, and were willing to plead guilty and throw themselves on the mercy of the Court. The Acting Attorney General expressed his belief that these statements were correct, and that the Defendants had erred through ignorance. He had, however, felt it his duty to institute the present proceedings as a warning to all persons to abstain from the commission of such offences, and to prove that the

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189 When the case came on for trial it was stated that the Defendants had acted in ignorance of the law - that they had imagined that the formal authority which they had received from a high Mandarin - under his seal and requesting them to attack the alleged Pirates, was sufficient to justify their proceedings - of which they had made no secret, but done everything openly - that they were now convinced that they had done wrong, and were willing to plead guilty and throw themselves on the mercy of the Court. The Acting Attorney General expressed his belief that these statements were correct, and that the Defendants had erred through ignorance. He had, however, felt it his duty to institute the present proceedings as a warning to all persons to abstain from the commission of such offences, and to prove that the

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trial it wa-

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stated that

ndants had acted

the Defendan

in ignorance of the law- that they had imagined that the formal authority which they had received from a high Mandarin -

given ffice,

was

under his seal

and requesting them to attack the alleged Pirates,

sufficient to justify their proceedings- of which they had made no secret, but done every thing. openly- that they

now convinced

evere

they had

dove

wrong,

and were

willing to plead guilty

and throw themselves on

the mercy of the bourt - - The Acting Attorney General expressed his belief. that these statements were correct, and that the Defendants had erred through ign.

had however felt it his duty to institute the present proceedings warning to all persons to abstain from the courmission of such offences, and to prove that the

CO129-078 - Sir Robinson - 1860 [7-12] — Page 189

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